SynthesisAnnals of biomedical engineering2018
MRI Robots for Needle-Based Interventions: Systems and Technology.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 91 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Pneumatically Actuated Robotic Assistant for MRI-Guided Stereotactic Neurosurgery.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2026Article
- MR-safe robotic needle driver for real-time MRI-guided minimally invasive procedures: a feasibility study.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2026Article
- MRI Safety for Interventional Radiologists: A Narrative Review for MRI-Guided Interventions.Cureus · 2026Review
- The Application of Regional Anaesthesia in Türkiye: National Survey Study.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2025Article
- An MRI-guided stereotactic neurosurgical robotic system for semi-enclosed head coils.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- Body-Mounted MR-Conditional Robot for Minimally Invasive Liver Intervention.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2024Article
- A magnetic resonance conditional robot for lumbar spinal injection: Development and preliminary validation.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2024Article
- Evaluation of a novel MRI-safe needle guidance toolkit for streamlined arthrography procedures.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Microsurgery Robots: Applications, Design, and Development.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- MR-guided HDR prostate brachytherapy with teleoperated steerable needles.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- MRI-Conditional Eccentric-Tube Injection Needle: Design, Fabrication, and Animal Trial.IEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics : a joint publication of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division · 2023Article
- Toward Robust Partial-Image Based Template Matching Techniques for MRI-Guided Interventions.Journal of digital imaging · 2023Article
- MR conditional prostate intervention systems and actuations review.Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine · 2023Review
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Robotic System for Transforaminal Lumbar Epidural Injections.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2022Article
- Concentric-ring arrays for forward-viewing ultrasound imaging.Journal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) · 2022Article
- State of the Art and Future Opportunities in MRI-Guided Robot-Assisted Surgery and Interventions.Proceedings of the IEEE. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · 2022Article
- Minimally Invasive Intracerebral Hemorrhage Evacuation: A review.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2022Review
- MRI-guided lumbar spinal injections with body-mounted robotic system: cadaver studies.Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies : MITAT : official journal of the Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy · 2022Article
- Concurrently bendable and rotatable continuum tubular robot for omnidirectional multi-core transurethral prostate biopsy.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2022Article
- Preliminary Study of a Modular MR-Compatible Robot for Image-Guided Insertion of Multiple Needles.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides high-quality soft-tissue images of anatomical structures and radiation free imaging. The research community has focused on establishing new workflows, developing new technology, and creating robotic devices to change an MRI room from a solely diagnostic room to an interventional suite, where diagnosis and intervention can both be done in the same room. Closed bore MRI scanners provide limited access for interventional procedures using intraoperative imaging. MRI robots could improve access and procedure accuracy. Different research groups have focused on different technology aspects and anatomical structures. This paper presents the results of a systematic search of MRI robots for needle-based interventions. We report the most recent advances in the field, present relevant technologies, and discuss possible future advances. This survey shows that robotic-assisted MRI-guided prostate biopsy has received the most interest from the research community to date. Multiple successful clinical experiments have been reported in recent years that show great promise. However, in general the field of MRI robotic systems is still in the early stage. The continued development of these systems, along with partnerships with commercial vendors to bring this technology to market, is encouraged to create new and improved treatment opportunities for future patients.
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